What is Elie's family like in Night? To whom in his family does he seem most attached? With whom would he like to be closer?

Elie's
family is a typical devout Jewish family living in Sighet, Romania at the beginning of the
story, and they are deeply involved in the community's religious affairs. Elie's parents run a
local store, and his two oldest sisters, Hilda and Bea, help with the work. Elie's father is an
esteemed leader in Sighet's Jewish community, and Elie feels that he is more concerned with the
welfare of other people than he is with his own family. Elie also mentions that his father is
rather unsentimental and rarely displays his feelings. These negative qualities indicate that
Elie desires to be closer to his father.

Since Elie's older sisters work in
the store and his father is busy tending to religious matters, one could argue that Elie is
closest to Tzipora, his youngest sister, or his mother at the beginning of the story. Elie often
thinks about what happened to his mother and Tzipora after he is separated from them during the
first selection and even mentions Tzipora in the dedication of the...